The Ljubljana New Music Forum is a contemporary music festival that, despite its limited concert activity, manages to address followers of contemporary musical expression. The Forum engages Slovenian professional musicians in its in-house New Music Forum Ensemble, which, together with foreign musicians, performs a programme including many premieres of new works created in Slovenia.

The New Swing Quartet from Šentjurje was active from 1968 to 2008 and performed a repertoire mostly based on gospel music The Quartet regrouped in 2008 to celebrate their 50th anniversary at sold-out venues and has since continued to perform.

Niet is a legendary Slovenian punk-rock band, formed in the 1980s. With their energetic sound and socially charged lyrics, they became pioneers of the Slovenian punk movement. Songs like Depresija and Lep dan za smrt have left a lasting impact on generations. After several breaks, they reunited and continue to perform, maintaining their raw energy and uncompromising expression. Their music remains a symbol of rebellion and authenticity.

Soprano Nika Gorič graduated from the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz and completed her master’s and PhD at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she received the Queen’s Commendation for Excellence. Recent performances include Aricie in Hippolyte et Aricie, Gilda in Rigoletto, and Italian singer in Capriccio. She debuted with the Philharmonia Orchestra and premiered works by Vito Žuraj. Nika has performed at Wigmore Hall, Klavier Festival Ruhr, and BBC Radio 3.

Nika Sole is a versatile musician, puppeteer and singer, who absorbs ethnic music elements into her musical expression. Together with different international ensembles and colleagues, she blends traditional ethnic music styles with her own authored music and the poetry of France Prešeren, Feri Lainšček, Srečko Kosovel, Alma Karlin and other Slovenian poets. 

Nikki Louder is a chaotic noise rock trio from the Kamnik area, which has played over 200 shows all over the former Yugoslavia region as well as a bunch of tours in Central Europe and the UK. "They are like a beautiful dream where Rudimentary Peni meet Shellac meet the Ex. Wow! Skronk perfection!" John Robb, Louder Than War

Niko Novak was a member of the punk rock band Dicky B. Hardy and the renegade duo Incurabili. As a singer-songwriter hummingly recounts his sadly colored songs in a restrained bardic manner.

Nikolaj Sajko graduated in cello performance at The Academy of Music in Ljubljana in the class of Ciril Škerjanec and completed his Master of Science at the same institution. He perfected his performance further at postgraduate studies at the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz. He was awarded the Klasinc diploma and Antonio Tarsia prize; other important achievements come from national and international competitions for young musicians in Gorizia, Lienz, Zagreb and Ljubljana. He was a member of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra and the World Youth Orchestra. Since 2006 Nikolaj is an assistant solo cellist in the Slovene National Theatre Maribor Symphony Orchestra and a professor at the Conservatory for Music and Ballet in Maribor. Since 2012 he is a program leader of Chamber music series Carpe artem.

Nina Bulatovix is a three-member rock and post-punk group, active since 2009.

Slovenian soprano Nina Dominko is a graduate of Music Pedagogy at the Faculty of Pedagogy in Maribor. She also graduated with highest praise from the Academy of Music in Ljubljana in the class of Pia Brodnik. She regularly attends seminars and summer schools (P. Brodnik, B. Fink, C. Spencer, S. McCoy).